A Private Collection An elevated take on traditional fragrance WORDS:AMY SESSIONS
beginnings as a perfumer, dominates the collection, shading the singular features of each composition.
Created by Hedi Slimane, author of the private collection of perfumes at maison Christian Dior in 2004, the Celine perfume collection draws its know-how from French high perfumery, in keeping with the tradition of the ‘couturier parfumeur’. The Celine haute parfumerie collection is comprised of 11 perfumes. The names chosen by Hedi Slimane for each perfume stem from the couturier’s olfactory journal.
The bottle The rectangular bottle designed by Hedi Slimane for Celine is in keeping with the great tradition of French glassmaking.
The journal of a couturier
Hedi Slimane’s powdery olfactory signature All the perfumes are linked together by one singular olfactory imprint. A powdery note, highly prized by the couturier since his
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The starting point and the root of the collection’s creation is Hedi Slimane’s olfactory journal, where each perfume relies on the memory of emotions, on a specific memory or the narrative of the couturier. Hence, there is a personal and sentimental character at the heart of the project and Hedi Slimane’s relationship with his perfumers.
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